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US 201514618255 A 20150210

EP 16154792 A 20160209

Abstract (en)

An end effector comprising: a first jaw including a fastener cartridge having a first tissue contacting surface and a plurality of fasteners arranged in rows parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first jaw, the fastener cartridge defining a blade channel along its longitudinal axis; a second jaw including a second tissue contacting surface and a protrusion opposing the blade channel, the first and second jaws movable relative to one another and configured to grasp tissue therebetween; and an ultrasonic blade having first and second portions disposed within the blade channel, the first and second portions each adjacent one of opposing walls defining the blade channel, the first and second portions defining a gap therebetween along the longitudinal axis of the first jaw, the protrusion disposed within the gap when the first and second jaws are in an approximated configuration.